I had to travel up to the Bay Area on short notice the other day, driving up from Los Angeles.

I asked Tammie Wilson, our head of administration, to send me a list of all our California writers.

We have around 30 so far in Northern California, out of a total of around 400 writers across the U.S. Some writers live abroad.

I didn't have time or a venue to contact all 30 on short notice, so I decided to reach out to just two of our editors, instead: Aiya Madarang, our lifestyle editor; and Brian Taylor, our sports editor.